Siege of Takamatsu
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In the 1582 siege of Takamatsu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi laid siege to Takamatsu castle, which was controlled by the Mōri clan. He diverted a nearby river with dikes to surround and flood the castle, leading to a relatively speedy surrender. It was during this siege that Hideyoshi learned of the death of his lord Oda Nobunaga, which encouraged him to hurry the arrangement of surrender terms. Shimizu Muneharu, the castle's commander, was forced to commit suicide in a boat on the artificial lake created by the flooding, in full view.
Reference
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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